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Moxa Issues Fix for Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in PT Switches

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-12297
Moxa’s Ethernet switch is vulnerable to an authentication bypass because of flaws in its authorization mechanism
9.2<1%
CVE-2024-7695
Multiple switches are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability
8.7<1%
CVE-2024-9137
The affected product lacks an authentication check when sending commands to the server via the Moxa service
8.8<1%
CVE-2024-9138
Moxa’s cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances are affected by a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2024-9138
8.61%
CVE-2024-9140
Moxa’s cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances are affected by a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-9140
9.32%
CVE-2024-9404
This vulnerability could lead to denial-of-service or service crashes
8.7<1%

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Mar 11, 2025 ICS Security / Vulnerability Taiwanese company Moxa has released a security update to address a critical security flaw impacting its PT switches that could permit an attacker to bypass authentication guarantees. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12297 , has been assigned a CVSS v4 score of 9. 2 out of a maximum of 10.

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